Street-sweeping apparatus.



F HEDLEY & J. S. DOYLE. STREET swmme APPARATUS.

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STREET SWEEPING APPAR "us.

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APPLFCATIOH FILED OCT. 14. 19 14- Patented June 4, 1918.

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STREET SWEEFING APPARATUSx APPHCATION FILED 0CT.14. 1914.

Patented June 4, 1918.

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STREET SWEEPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14. 1914.

Patented June 4. 1918.

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STREET SWEEPING APPARATUS APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14. I914.

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- UNITED: sTA'r s PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK HEDLEY, or YOINKERS, AND JAMES sports, or Mo N RNO NEW YORK- sTnE T-swEEPme rraRA'rUs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11119 4, 1918;

Application filedOctober 14, 1914. Serial No. 866,608.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FRANK HEDLEY and JAMns S. DOYLE, citizens of the -United States, and residents, respectively, of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, county of Westchester, and State of New York, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Street- Sweeping Apparatus, of which the following isa specification. I

This invention relates to street sweeplng apparatus and particularly to apparatus of operated beyond thev sidev of the car, but can be swung out of the way when necesf sary for the car'topass in close proxlmity to another vehicle-or other object. 1

Other objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter. i

The invent1on consists substantially in the construction, comblnation, location and .relative arrangement of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawings, and'finally pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective looking toward the left hand side of theend of a car showing the application thereto of a street sweeping apparatus embodying the principles of our invention. 1

Fig. 2 is a similar view looking toward the right hand side of the end of the car.) i

Fig. 3 is a view showing the swinging sweeper and its carrier 1n horizontal pos 1-, tion for use.

Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation of the sweeper and 1ts carrler when occupying their horizontal position for use.

Fig; 5 is a top plan view of the same, parts in horizontal section.

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- car tracks.

Fig. is an' end view of the swinging sweeper and itsframe,

Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the same on the'line 7, 7, Fig. 5, looking in the direction ofthe arrows. I

Fig. 8 is a broken View in side elevation, showing the swinging sweeper frame in raised or vertical position.

Fig.9 is a broken detail view in vertical section on. the line 9, 9, Fig. 5, showing the movable connection to the vertical frame of the. car of the stay rods which suspend the swinging sweeper in horizontal position for Fig. v10 is a broken detail view in section on the line 10, 10, Fig. 5, showing the connection of the lifting piston to the swinging sweeper frame.

Fig. 11 is a similar view on the line, 11, 11, Fig. 10.

The. same part is designated by the same reference numeral whereverit occurs throughout the several views.

In the work of sweeping .the streets, and

' particularly along street car tracks, for the removal of snow, dirt, rubbishand the like,

where-the sweepers are carried on cars operating on ,the,trac ks, it is a common expedient to employ a rotary sweeper located beneath the floor of the car and ordinarily extending transversely of the car body and in rearwardly inclined horizontal position. This is the type of apparatus which is most commonly employed in city use, and in operation the sweepers clean merely the space between the track rails leaving the sweepings. of snow, dirt or the like piled up in a row alongside of and closely adjacent the This is undesirable and objectionable for the reason that passengers desiring to board or alight from a streetcar. operating along the track system are required to walk through or over the piled up sweepings.. Moreover, such sweepings, particularly. in the case of heavy snow, obstruct other vehicles using the, street, at least until the, piled up snow is removed, and such removal is not always accomplished: with a desirable celerity. The result is that. other Vehicles, in such cases,

be madewithout departure from the spirit and scope of our invention.

Having now setforth the objects and nature of our invention, and a construction embodying the principles thereof, what we claim asnew and usefuland of our own invention. and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is, I

1. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, an auxiliary frame extended laterally therefrom, a sweeper frame pivotally mounted thereon to swing vertically and extending rearwardly therefrom, a sweeper mounted in said sweeper frame, and a motor connected to said sweeper frame to swing the same.

2. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, an auxiliary frame located at theend thereof and extending laterally therefrom, a sweeper frame extending rearwardly from said auxiliary frame when in horizontal position, and pivotally mounted upon said laterally extending frame to rock vertically thereon, and means for rocking said sweeper frame.

3. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a sweeper carried thereby and extending transversely across and beneath the same, an auxiliary sweeper pivotally mounted upon the vehicle to extend laterally and rearwardly therefrom, and means for operating said sweepers.

4. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a sweeper carried thereby and extending transversely and beneath the same, an auxiliary sweeper pivotally mounted upon the vehicle to rock vertically thereon, said auxiliary sweeper when in position for use extending laterally and rearwardly from the vehicle, and means for operating said sweepers.

5. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a sweeper carried thereby and extending transversely across and beneath the same, an auxiliary sweeper pivotally mounted thereon to rock into rearwardly extending horizontal position for use and into vertical position out of use, and means for rocking said auxiliary sweeper.

6. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a frame carried thereby and extending laterally therefrom, arms pivotally mounted on said frame, a sweeper frame carried by said arms, a sweeper journaled in said frame, and means for rocking said arms to move the sweeper frame into rearwardly extending horizontal position for use or into vertical position out of use.

7 In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a frame carried thereby and extendin laterally therefrom, arms pivotally mounted on said frame, a sweeper frame supported at one end upon said arms, braces for suspending the other end of said sweeper frame in a rearwardly extending horizontal position for use, a sweeper carried by said sweeper frame, means for operating said sweeper, and means for rocking said arms to swing said sweeper frame into vertical position out of use. 7

8. In a street sweeping apparatus, a'vehicle, a frame carried thereby and extending laterally therefrom, arms pivotally mounted on said frame, a sweeper frame yieldingly supported at one end on said arms, braces to suspend the other end of said sweeper frame in'a rearwardly extending horizontal position, a sweeper carried by the sweeper frame, means for operating the sweeper, and means for rocking said arms to swing said sweeper frame into raised position out of use.

9. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a frame extending laterally therefrom, vertical guides carried thereby, a sweeper frame pivotally connected at one end to said frame, brace rods for suspendin the other end of said sweeper frame, said Iirace rods having sliding connection with the upper ends of said vertical guides, and means for rocking said sweeper frame into and out of horizontal position for use.

10. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a frame extending laterally therefrom, a sweeper frame pivotally connected to said laterally extending frame and extending rearwardly therefrom when in horizontal position, a sweeper carried by the sweeper frame, means connected to said sweeper frame for rocking the frame into and out of horizontal position for use, and a catch to engage said sweeper frame when raised into vertical position to hold the same in that position.

11. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a carrier frame extending laterally therefrom, a sweeper frame pivotally supported at one end upon said carrier frame, means for suspending said sweeper frame in a rearwardly extending horizontal position for use, a motor, and pivoted connections between the motor and sweeper frame for rocking the latter into and out of position for use.

12. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a carrier frame extending laterally therefrom, a sweeper frame pivotally connected at one end to said carrier frame, jointed brace rods for suspending the other end of the sweeper frame in a rearwardly extending horizontal position for use, and means for rocking said sweeper frame vertically.

13. In a street sweeping apparatus, a vehicle, a carrier frame extending laterally therefrom, a sweeper frame including side and end members, sald sweeper frame piv- 

